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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Charles E. Eller, Lake Saint Louis, MO (US);
Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Method and systems for product inventory are described. In one embodiment, an inventory surface unit retains a plurality of products in an unordered state. An inventory identification unit acquires information for an orientation, and location of the plurality of products on the inventory surface unit. The inventory identification unit is disposed above the inventory surface unit. An inventory pick unit is adapted to pick a product among the plurality of products from the inventory surface unit based on the orientation and location acquired by the inventory identification unit. The inventory pick unit is disposed proximal the inventory surface unit, and the inventory pick unit is communicatively connected to the inventory identification unit. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.